diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b85a3fc93..65fc51586 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -317,6 +317,9 @@ CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS `$WX_CONFIG $wxconfigargs --cxxflags`"
 dnl-----------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Pull in library Cflags and so on for the non-optional libraries
 
+dnl All libraries in lib-src should build static libraries, but not shared ones.
+ac_configure_args="$ac_configure_args --enable-static=yes --enable-shared=no"
+
 dnl Include FileDialog
 AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS([lib-src/FileDialog])
 LOCAL_LIBS="$LOCAL_LIBS FileDialog.a"
diff --git a/m4/audacity_checklib_libsoundtouch.m4 b/m4/audacity_checklib_libsoundtouch.m4
index 5c9967712..fdbf8f510 100644
--- a/m4/audacity_checklib_libsoundtouch.m4
+++ b/m4/audacity_checklib_libsoundtouch.m4
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([AUDACITY_CHECKLIB_LIBSOUNDTOUCH], [
       LIBSOUNDTOUCH_LOCAL_LIBS="libSoundTouch.a"
       LIBSOUNDTOUCH_LOCAL_CXXFLAGS='-I$(top_srcdir)/lib-src/soundtouch/include'
       LIBSOUNDTOUCH_LOCAL_CPPSYMBOLS="USE_SOUNDTOUCH"
-      LIBSOUNDTOUCH_LOCAL_CONFIGURE_ARGS="--enable-static=yes --enable-shared=no"
       AC_MSG_NOTICE([libsoundtouch libraries are available in the local tree])
    else
       LIBSOUNDTOUCH_LOCAL_AVAILABLE="no"